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Carbamazepine Profile, Serum

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Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Monitoring patients exhibiting symptoms of carbamazepine toxicity whose total serum carbamazepine concentration is within the therapeutic range, but who may be producing significant levels of the active metabolite epoxide

 

Free carbamazepine concentration may also be useful to monitor in patients with altered or unpredictable protein binding capacity

Profile Information
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Test Id Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
CARTA Carbamazepine, Tot, S Yes Yes
1011E Carb-10,11-Epoxide, S No Yes
CARF Carbamazepine, Free, S Yes Yes

Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test

CARTA: Homogeneous Microparticle Agglutination Immunoassay

1011E: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

CARF: Ultrafiltration Followed by Homogeneous Microparticle Agglutination Immunoassay

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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Carbamazepine Profile, S

Aliases
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Carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol)

Carbamazepine Metabolite

Carbatrol (Carbamazepine)

Epoxide 10,11

Free and Total Carbamazepine

Tegretol (Carbamazepine)

Specimen Type
Describes the specimen type validated for testing

Serum Red

Specimen Required
Defines the optimal specimen required to perform the test and the preferred volume to complete testing

Container/Tube: Red top

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Collection Instructions:

1. Draw blood 12 hours (trough value) after last dose.

2. Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial within 2 hours of collection.

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Therapeutics Test Request (T831) with the specimen.

Specimen Minimum Volume
Defines the amount of sample necessary to provide a clinically relevant result as determined by the Testing Laboratory

1 mL

Reject Due To
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Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus Reject

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Red Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
Frozen 28 days
Ambient 48 hours

Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Monitoring patients exhibiting symptoms of carbamazepine toxicity whose total serum carbamazepine concentration is within the therapeutic range, but who may be producing significant levels of the active metabolite epoxide

 

Free carbamazepine concentration may also be useful to monitor in patients with altered or unpredictable protein binding capacity

Clinical Information
Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test

Carbamazepine is a common antiepileptic drug. It is a first-line drug for treatment of partial seizures and trigeminal neuralgia.

 

Carbamazepine is metabolized by the liver to carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ10-11), which is pharmacologically active and potentially toxic. CBZ10-11 is, in turn, inactivated by hepatic conversion to a transdiol derivative.

 

CBZ10-11 may be responsible for the congenital abnormalities that are sometimes associated with the use of carbamazepine during early pregnancy. There have been cases of severe seizures exacerbation when serum epoxide levels were increased. Toxic levels of CBZ10-11 can occur during:

-Concomitant administration of other drugs that induce hepatic oxidizing enzymes (eg, most antiepileptic drugs [with the exception of valproic acid and the benzodiazepines], propoxyphene)

-Concomitant administration of drugs that inhibit its breakdown such as valproic acid, felbamate, and lamotrigine

-High-dose carbamazepine therapy, especially in combination with the above conditions

Reference Values
Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.

CARBAMAZEPINE, TOTAL

Therapeutic: 4.0-12.0 mcg/mL

Critical value: > or =15.0 mcg/mL

 

CARBAMAZEPINE-10,11-EPOXIDE

Therapeutic: 0.4-4.0 mcg/mL

Toxic concentration: > or =8.0 mcg/mL

 

CARBAMAZEPINE, FREE

Therapeutic: 1.0-3.0 mcg/mL

Critical value: > or =4.0 mcg/mL

Interpretation
Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results

The clinically acceptable serum concentration of carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ10-11) is not well established, but 4.0 mcg/mL has often been used as an upper limit for its therapeutic range.

 

The ratio of CBZ10-11 to carbamazepine is usually less than or equal to 0.2 mcg/mL in symptomatic adults and less than or equal to 0.3 mcg/mL in children.

 

Clinical correlation is aided by comparing values obtained when the patient is symptomatic with those obtained when the patient has improved.

Cautions
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Routine determination of carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ10-11) is not clinically indicated. It should be considered when the source of treatment in associated symptoms is not obvious.

Clinical Reference
Recommendations for in-depth reading of a clinical nature

1. Theodore WH, Narang PK, Holmes MD, et al: Carbamazepine and its epoxide: relation of plasma levels to toxicity and seizure control. Ann Neurol 1989;25:194-196

2. Tomson T, Almkvist O, Nilsson BY, et al: Carbamazepine-10, 11-epoxide in epilepsy. A pilot study. Arch Neurol 1990;47:888-892

3. McKauge L, Tyrer JH, Eadie MI: Factors influencing simultaneous concentrations of carbamazepine and its epoxide in plasma. Ther Drug Monit 1981;3:63-70

4. Brodie MJ, Forrest G, Rapeport WG: Carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide concentrations in epileptics of carbamazepine alone and in combination with other anticonvulsants. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1983;16:747-749

5. Shoeman JF, Elyas AA, Brett EM, Lascelles PT: Correlation between plasma carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide concentration and drug side-effects in children with epilepsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1984;26:756-764

Method Description
Describes how the test is performed and provides a method-specific reference

Carbamazepine, Total:

CARTA: The ONLINE TDM Carbamazepine Gen.4 assay is a homogeneous microparticle agglutination immunoassay. It is a 2-reagent system used for the detection of carbamazepine in serum. Kinetic interaction of microparticles (KIMS) will be measured using automated analyzers. In this technology biotinylated drug hapten attached to streptavidin coated latex beads serves as the binding partner to anticarbamazepine antibody. A competitive reaction to a limited amount of specific anticarbamazepine antibody takes place between the latex bound hapten and free carbamazepine in the serum sample. A decrease in the apparent signal is proportional to the amount of drug present in the sample.(Package insert: Roche Carbamazepine reagent, Roche Diagnostic Corp, Indianapolis, IN)

 

Carbamazepine, Free:

Free carbamazepine is isolated from serum by ultrafiltration.

CARTA: The ONLINE TDM Carbamazepine Gen.4 assay is a homogeneous microparticle agglutination immunoassay. It is a 2-reagent system used for the detection of carbamazepine in serum. Kinetic interaction of microparticles (KIMS) will be measured using automated analyzers. In this technology biotinylated drug hapten attached to streptavidin coated latex beads serves as the binding partner to anti-carbamazepine antibody. A competitive reaction to a limited amount of specific anti-carbamazepine antibody takes place between the latex bound hapten and free carbamazepine in the serum sample. A decrease in the apparent signal is proportional to the amount of drug present in the sample.(Package insert: Roche Carbamazepine reagent, Roche Diagnostic Corp, Indianapolis, IN)

 

Carbamazepine-10,11-Epoxide:

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).(Chelberg RD, Gunawan S, Treiman DM: Simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatography determination of carbamazepine and its principal metabolites in human plasma and urine. Ther Drug Monit 1988;10:188-193)

PDF Report
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No

Day(s) Performed
Outlines the days the test is performed. This field reflects the day that the sample must be in the testing laboratory to begin the testing process and includes any specimen preparation and processing time before the test is performed. Some tests are listed as continuously performed, which means that assays are performed multiple times during the day.

CARTA, CARF: Monday through Sunday

1011E: Tuesday

Report Available
The interval of time (receipt of sample at Mayo Clinic Laboratories to results available) taking into account standard setup days and weekends. The first day is the time that it typically takes for a result to be available. The last day is the time it might take, accounting for any necessary repeated testing.

Same day/1 to 7 days

Specimen Retention Time
Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded

CARTA: 1 week; CARF: 1 week; 1011E: 2 weeks

Performing Laboratory Location
Indicates the location of the laboratory that performs the test

Rochester

Fees
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Test Classification
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This test has been modified from the manufacturer's instructions. Its performance characteristics were determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information
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CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

80156-Carbamazepine, total

80157-Carbamazepine, free

80161-Carbamazepine-10,11-Epoxide

LOINC® Information
Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the order and results codes of this test. LOINC values are provided by the performing laboratory.

Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
CARTF Carbamazepine Profile, S 50337-5
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
7467 Carb-10,11-Epoxide, S 9415-1
CARTA Carbamazepine, Tot, S 3432-2
CARF Carbamazepine, Free, S 3433-0

Test Setup Resources

Setup Files
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Excel | Pdf

Sample Reports
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Normal Reports | Abnormal Reports

SI Sample Reports
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SI Normal Reports | SI Abnormal Reports